April 2005

Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Currently Watching Cold Mountain By Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger Andy and I had the morning off together yesterday and watched Cold Mountain.  I found myself sad during the movie, but no tears.  After the movie was over, however, I cried about nothing. I wasn't overly impressed with the film, but it hasn't left me yet.  The emotional impact of the piece left me in a strange place.  I was sad without anything to be sad about.  Is this what the Greek called a catharsis?  I suppose it is.  I often feel this way when history and fiction meet.  Such terrible truths made extra poinient by slight exaggerations and strings of improbabilities.  Anyway, if their goal was to make me learn that women in the war were widowed and brutalized mostly by their own army, well they succeeded.  What I want to know is whatever happened to Natalie Portman's baby?  12:12 pm  Friday, April 08, 2005 Currently Watching Lost - The Complete First Season By Matthew Fox Happy Half birthday to meeeee Happy Half birthday to meeee Happy Half birthday to meeeeeeee-eeeee Haffy Half birth a day to me! 5:22 pm  Thursday, March 10, 2005 Currently Watching Garden State By Zach Braff, Peter Sarsgaard, Natalie Portman Life plugs on...lots of work for me right now...Starbucks, then sleep, then Gladstone High School Subbing, then meet about HONK!, then sleep, then Gladstone High School Subbing, then meet about church, then "watch" a movie through closed eyelids, then sleep...and it goes on. BUT it is SPRING here.  And I'm directing a show. And I may be leading two theatre camps this summer.  And it's over 70 outside.  And I have the best husband in the world. I am happy. Gotta dash... 4:33 pm  Wednesday, February 16, 2005 Currently Reading Honk! Vocal Selections By George Stiles, Anthony Drewe Yes!  I am in preproduction for my very first CYT show!  I am directing HONK! for Christian Youth Theatre starting in March.  It is a musical adaptation of the Ugly Duckling.  Anyone seen it?  I will have a cast of 50-60 8-18 year olds in my cast.  I will also have a choreographer, music director, and assistant director to help me out.  I can't wait to get started!  It has been 4 years since I directed a show, and that is too long.  This time it is even a professional company which means for the first time I will be paid to direct.  What a blessing! 2:01 pm